Year after year both parents and youth in the
City of Pontiac wonder what will be available for young people during the
summer. There has never been a consolidated effort to address this feeling
of boredom. Often, youth hear about activities after the deadline for
enrollment and are unable to participate until the following year.
Additionally, most of the advertising is geared toward summer employment
in which younger adolescents cannot participate.

In an effort to address
this need, the City of Pontiac included a youth activities bulletin in the
city's quarterly newsletter. This bulletin includes employment
opportunities, church activities, city recreation programs and non-profit
agency activities. A letter requesting information is sent to all
churches, local area non-profits, schools and coalitions. The city askes
for the name of the sponsoring body, the contact person's name, location
of the activity, whether there is a fee, age requirements, registration
deadlines, activity dates, and a brief description of the activity.

The cost of this effort in
only the fees for the additional pages added to the regular newsletter.